Vinyl pressings
by Timi Yuro · 1962
Soul! was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
LRP--3212-1B S1 C IIIIIIISide A Stamped. C IIIIIII Etched. Variant 1
LRP--3212-S2-1A C IIISide B Stamped. C III Etched. Variant 1
LRP--3212-S1 -1F IIII VSide A Stamped. IIII V Etched. Variant 2
L RP--3212-S2-1A CIISide A Stamped. CII Etched. Variant 2
LST-7212-1Runout side a
LST-7212-2Runout side b
LRP--3212-1G S1 HSide A Stamped (Etched)
LRP--3212-S2-1AG HSide B Stamped (Etched)
(stamped) LRP--3212-S1-1C (etched) IIHSide 1- Variation1
(stamped) LRP--3212-S2-1C (etched) IIHSide 2 -Variation1
LRP-3212-1G S1Side A Stamped (Etched)
LRP-3212-S2-1CSide B Stamped (Etched)
LRP-3212-1Side A Label
LRP-3212-2Side B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Liberty LRP 3212First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Liberty LRP 3212First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Liberty LBY 1042First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Liberty LRP 3212First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Liberty LST 7212First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1962 | US | Liberty LRP 3212First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Liberty LRP 3212First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Ermitage VNL 18765LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Vivart LRP 3212LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 052-94173LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty SLBY H 1042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Soul! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Liberty LRP 3212.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRP 3212, LST 7212, LBY 1042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRP--3212-1B S1 C IIIIIII and LRP--3212-S2-1A C III. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
